NEW DELHI: Two workers from Uttar Pradesh were injured in a terrorist attack on Friday evening in Mazhama village, located in the Budgam district of central Kashmir. The victims, identified as Sajany and Usman, were involved in implementing the government’s Jal Jeevan Mission project in the area, which aims to provide clean tap water to…
SRINAGAR: J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah has retained Ganderbal seat and resigned from Budgam after having won from both in the recent assembly polls. Protem Speaker Mubarak Gul made the announcement Monday while administering oaths to the 90 newly elected MLAs, including Omar.Sources Omar’s move to give up Budgam would necessitate a bypoll, with Omar’s…
Demonstrators, carrying black flags, gathered in Magam market and Budgam town, chanting anti-Israel and anti-US slogans. NEW DELHI: Protests erupted in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Budgam district on Wednesday following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, officials reported. Demonstrations took place in the Magam market area and Budgam town, as people observed the…
SRINAGAR: Srinagar city and adjoining areas, particularly Shia localities in Kashmir valley, saw widespread protests against the killing of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah for the second day Sunday.Spontaneous shutdowns were seen across many areas, including Budgam, Baramulla, Bandipora and Srinagar, while PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and NC MP Syed Rahullah and Peoples Conference functionary Imran…
TWO SEATS, TWO OUTLOOKS? Opting for a second seat has made Omar look bullish on NC’s prospects but unsure about his own BUDGAM/GANDERBAL: For all his primacy in J&K politics and his stewardship of National Conference, party mascot Omar Abdullah has failed to settle into a seat that could become synonymous with him over two…
NEW DELHI: Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel lost their lives and 32 were injured after a bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Brell Waterhail area of Central Kashmir‘s Budgam district. The bus was carrying the personnel for election duty for the second phase of assembly polls, according to officials. The injured jawans…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah submitted Thursday his nomination papers from Budgam in central Kashmir, choosing to contest from two constituencies in the J&K assembly elections. The day before, he had filed his papers for the family stronghold of Ganderbal, where the race intensified with some contestants apparently complicating matters for Omar.Both…
